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Marwin Gonzalez, the Astros’ super-utility man who’s coming off his best season yet, had one postseason plate appearance against a righthanded pitcher — even though two-thirds of his lifetime regular-season home runs have come against righties. A switch-hitter, Gonzalez was in a considerable amount of pain from at least mid-September on. After sliding into a …

Brad Peacock’s recovery from back surgery has left him “feeling great,” the righty said Tuesday in San Antonio, where he and Colby Rasmus met with Wounded Warriors at Brooke Army Medical Center as part of the Astros’ winter caravan. “I’m finally feeling good,” said Peacock, who made just one big league start least season because …

Jon Singleton, 24 now, will have competition to become the Astros starting first baseman. But there are circumstances in his favor. Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said this winter the first base job was Jon Singleton’s to lose, “but he’s got to keep it.” Luhnow has also said that ideally, top prospect A.J. Reed would …

The Astros’ winter caravan began Monday with community appearances in Houston before branching out to Austin, Corpus Christi and San Antonio this week. Astros president of business operations Reid Ryan was part of the afternoon shift at Houston Food Bank, where he said more than 100 Astros employees assisted throughout the day Monday. “This is …

As far as front office job titles go, Sig Mejdal’s first with the front office was an eye-catcher. The former NASA and Lockheed Martin employee was the team’s director of decision sciences when he came over from the Cardinals, shortly after general manager Jeff Luhnow’s hiring in 2011. Everyone wanted to know just what the …

The Astros were among the teams to watch a cricket star work out in Florida on Wednesday, people familiar with the showcase said. At least half of the 30 major league teams were on hand to watch Kieran Powell, a 25-year-old West Indies cricketer who found himself in a contract dispute and decided to turn …